Needle and needle-helper.



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lin elle eeni shown 3 the needle ills helper is mede es eninl-egrelstrucnije, het the teil encls ci eech peilt ere foeined iii-preciselythe seine manner es these shown in Figs. l end 5.l

En operetion2 wl'ieillei Vllhe. neeclle be formed as en ineggrelstructure with its helper or separable therefrom, the jacquard mechanismwill be advanced by suitable ems, not shown, so het the pins thereofwill engne'e the ends of the perlculer needle :incl needle helper forwhich they are set, thereby to advance the neeclle through the medium ofils helping end beyond its comgienion needles.

rllie ineens for operating the needle end helper conelilnles thesubject-metter o e, eneiee epplicetion lllecl April 1st, 1912, .lelnlNo. 68731564.

ln the pi'eeens emliodirnene of the needle helpen or olf elle neelehaving the hel er iniegi'el therewih, il, will be observed t et whilethey eee extremely thin in cross secxien yel She belly of @he helper: isconsider- @lily wielen elle needle er needle engagenrl, en llie heel onleil encl.

l' elein ee my invenlion:

El. fl eccelle meel'leniem for liet knitting niecliinee compel-ning;heel, e neefllesnpl 2 l for :ieeipoceloiy movement enleneling; heyenflthe le'l enel in neeille :lele sei needle :incl ng e e nieninei having eslot elfi neiging member. .ineeliziniein :loi: line lmillingg e heal., eAseries el 'liers oy :loe reeipicceloy enel extending beyond the e,helping member, each helpennei helling e. iiejeeeingg teil locatedellernelion Willi lne progecting teil of alle eompnnlon 3. A needlemechanism for Het knittingw machines eoinpiieingg hed, n series oneedlee cupporefl lliei'eby :lon reciprocntory movement, nnil ineensexending beyond the mil of @ech lheeeof enel comprenne e helpinemher,eecli helping1 member niving gwojecling leil locnlecl in elernetion withlne peo'eelinfg leiil oil ils eompenion memlier, helping inemlaerelieving; elined slots hulle, enel meinlie erfnening through seid eloife:ier grilling; the helping niemhee.

Il. helping; memliei fos: e needle cempzising e om heele@ eneeilleeil-engnfing enel enrl'n leil el, ile oppceie encl en enelongelei elet..

55A helping ineinliee i'ci e needle conpiieing e her lieving enee'flle-leil-enge ing enel e neil el ile oppesile enel endevinggepojeeling bull, enel en elongeted slot.

6. A peli of neeclle heli-cele.. enel; lie-Jin e needle-teil-engegingenelv e, peelecninb teil, lliel teil off one being-oise@ clilleenly-from hel; oil ite compenien members.

"l2 A peil' of needle helpeis, enel?. having needle-lailengegiiig enelencl peojeeig ieil, the teil of one being olsel; dierenly freni-that ofiis companion member each of seid helpers having e, projecting butt.

8. A pair of needle helpers, each having; n needle-teilengngin end und uprojeciiing teil, the teil of one eing ollset diilerently from that ofits companion member and encli of seid helpers having e project-ing buttenel en elongated slee.

9. A. needle mechanism loi imiling machines comprising e leed, e needlesnpporcd thereby 'for rceipi'ocetory nioveinenl2 end ineens extendingbeyond elle teil encl el; the needle for eflvencing neeille enclcomprising e helping member, seid needle end helping member hei/ing oneon eine geledl slee for che reception eli ineens.

l0. A needle end e needle hellxer, one hm"- ine" en elongelefl slot Tlortheiecepbion oil guidine menne.

1L series el; needles end e series ogf needle helpers, eeeh member elione serien lievins? en. enlengeled elo; 'fee llie eecepllon oil guidingineens encl seid neeille helpes heving size" yeiecl ende,

l2. Il. helping nieniliei: prleing e, be? having; en elseif lliereeenien o' e, guide rml e live lo nel.- mil, slicling movemenl, o Seinhelpen line peevenl, elle elewlion of seis?.

:lor e, neeclle com l 'l '4:- eel snol, lei

veneely o piene of slicling moveinenl..

1?. A helpline1 member for e needle coinprieing; e bei' nevine one endurlsipecl lo engage the needle, en hei/ing et ile opp sie rem enel eprojec'cion offset lom she hocly malien oli euch helping memlieiu and oflees wicllh then such belly porlion :incl exleniling rearwardly o auchlioeljf pontion enil in posiion lio 'he direelly engegeil by e, je@qnercl niecl'annis-i lil. A helping member 'ion e needle comprising e,here leaving; e neeclle-leil-engeging; enfl encl en olsei", prejeelionet ils opposi'e enel extending z'eniwezrflly oli' .auch helpingxmeinleei else having en elongei'erl slol; fon the reeepion oi guiding ofel en' 'llfilneeeeez el. .len/.le Seme Benzine eeen, byeeclxeselng;elle @een lli)

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